DCA97WA032

NTSB accident investigation · Britten-Norman BN2A-26 · Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica · March 7, 1997

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
March 7, 1997, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place
Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica
Injuries
1 serious, 6 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N851JABritten-Norman BN2A-26
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Case key
11035

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Aircraft

Registration
N851JA
Reported as
Britten-Norman BN2A-26
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Travelair
Departed
Unk
Destination
MRPV · San Jose
Flight plan
Company VFR

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
Visibility
10 statute miles